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Definition of Dilation
1. Noun. A lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic.
2. Noun. The act of expanding an aperture. "The dilation of the pupil of the eye"
Generic synonyms: Enlargement, Expansion
Specialized synonyms: Vasodilation, Mydriasis
Derivative terms: Dilate, Dilate
Definition of Dilation
1. n. Delay.
2. n. The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
Definition of Dilation
1. Noun. The act of dilating. ¹
2. Noun. State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. ¹
3. Noun. Delay. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dilation
1. the act of dilating [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dilation
1. The process of enlargment or expansion. The word dilatation means the same thing. Both come from the Latin dilatare meaning to enlarge or expand. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dilation
Literary usage of Dilation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1900)
"... we can call forth the accompanying changes in the iris, and can thus at pleasure
produce a constriction, narrowing, or a dilation, widening, ..."
2. A Text book of physiology by Michael Foster (1894)
"The dilation of A however, by diminishing the resistance, permits, even with the
... Thus, as the result of the dilation of any artery, there occur (1) ..."
3. Diseases of the Intestines: Their Special Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment by John Conrad Hemmeter (1902)
"Idiopathic dilation of the Colon. Nature and Concept.—By idiopathic dilation of
the colon is meant an abnormal primary enlargement not consequent or ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1890)
"Stimulation of the sympathetic with a weakish current (c = 10) produces dilation
of the pupil and constriction of the arteries of the ear. 1.59. ..."
5. Diseases of the stomach: Their Special Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment by John Conrad Hemmeter (1900)
"Boas calls the fully developed dilation mechanical insufficiency of the second
... Atonic or typical ectasia, or dilation. 3. Secondary ectasia, or pyloric ..."
6. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1845)
"This criterion not being-altogether accurate.it is impossible to determine whether
actual dilation was produced by the medicine. Even if it were, ..."
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